{"product_id":"single-bevel-gyuto-knife-sg2-powder-steel-polished-tsuchime-finish-yu-kurosaki","title":"Single Bevel Gyuto knife, SG2 powder steel, polished tsuchime finish - Yu Kurosaki","description":"\u003cp\u003eYu Kurosaki is a young blacksmith based in Takefu, Echizen. He started his blacksmithing career in 2002 appetising under Hiroshi Kato the then owner of Kanehiro. In 2018 he was given the award of Traditional Japanese Craftsman, a very high accolade. We are very proud to sell his knives and think he is a real one to watch in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHAPE: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/gyuto\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:black;\"\u003eGyuto\u003c\/a\u003e. Japan's answer to the chef's knife with a thinner profile. \u003cstrong\u003eThis knife is single bevel which means it is only suitable for right handed users.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEEL: \u003ca style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/sg2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSG2\u003c\/a\u003e or R2. These are modern powder steels and as the name suggested are formed from mixture of powdered elements heated and pressed together. This allows for very precise recipes to be followed. The steels themselves have the ability to be hardened to above 65 on the Rockwell scale giving them excellent edge retention. This does come at a slight cost in that they can be slightly difficult to sharpen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFINISH: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/tsuchime\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eTsuchime\u003c\/a\u003e. This is a hand hammered finish that helps with food release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHANDLE: Octagonal rosewood handle with a black pakkawood ferrule\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLENGTH: 240mm in length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMAKER: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/kurosaki\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:black;\"\u003eYu Kurosaki\u003c\/a\u003e - Takefu, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBEST FOR: Those looking for a range of knives that is as functional as it is beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSAUNDERS SAYS: “\u003ci\u003eInterestingly San Mai rather than Ni Mai, three layers rather than two\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese knives are hand-forged so there may be slight variations in measurements and finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knives","offers":[{"title":"240mm","offer_id":44952028709179,"sku":"KP-SING-3092-1","price":370.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/1335\/7883\/products\/PHOTO-2020-10-29-13-19-33.jpg?v=1681880842","url":"https:\/\/onaeer.com\/products\/single-bevel-gyuto-knife-sg2-powder-steel-polished-tsuchime-finish-yu-kurosaki","provider":"Onaeer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}